Dark Deeds in a Sunny Land or Black and Whites in North-West Australia by Rev J B Gribble

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are still very good.

The text taken from the 1905 edition of John Brown Gribble's book on European exploitation and oppression of Aborigines in the Gascoyne 100 years ago, with an introduction by Bob Tonkinson.

Includes: Galilie Native Mission, Gascoyne River; correspondence and actions protesting against the cruelty and slavery of the native labour system on the Gascoyne; persecution of Gribble by settlers; acquittal in the Western Australian Supreme Court of Charles Clifford for the murder of Thackabiddy; and the treatment of native witnesses. The Flying Foam Massacre.

Includes several newspaper articles on the Forrest River Massacre.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.